From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Slass Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Using re-builder Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:51:09 GMT Organization: Comcast Online Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <316044c2.0406170945.43c72674@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1088536496 20312 80.91.224.253 (29 Jun 2004 19:14:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:14:56 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 29 21:14:51 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BfO4B-0005KY-00 for ; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:14:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BfO5r-00007s-Ge for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:16:35 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!feed1.news.rcn.net!rcn!wn14feed!worldnet.att.net!attbi_s04.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:g63N1jUrSoF47PZU07HHLtgVzaU= Original-Lines: 23 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.18.253.35 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net Original-X-Trace: attbi_s04 1087512669 24.18.253.35 (Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:51:09 GMT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:51:09 GMT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:123807 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:19168 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:19168 biff314@yahoo.com (Phil_C) writes: >When I copy a regex to the kill ring and then try to use it in >something like "Query replace regex", I have to delete the extra "'s >and \'s before it will work. Is there a way to copy it from re-builder >without having to do that? Try this: (defun reb-copy-unquoted () "Copy current RE into the kill ring for later insertion as unquoted." (interactive) (reb-update-regexp) (let ((re (with-temp-buffer (insert (reb-target-binding reb-regexp)) (replace-string "\\\\" "\\" nil (point-min) (point-max)) (buffer-substring (point-min) (point-max))))) (kill-new re) (message "Regexp copied to kill-ring"))) -- Mike Slass